Three years ago this month Albert Perez took over as Executive Director of the Maui Tomorrow Foundation. He helped found the organization in 1989, stayed a few years, then moved to the mainland, where he spent much of his time until 2015. I chatted with Perez not long after he took over Maui Tomorrow, and […]

Bad news for opponents of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and Monsanto in particular: Honolulu Civil Beat and the Associated Press are reporting that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down three county measures dealing with GMOs and pesticides in Hawaii, including Maui’s famous ballot measure, passed in the 2014 election. “The 9th […]